In a Heartbeat

This poem I came up with while looking at some of my bother's pictures with his little girl. He is in the army and his little girl is now 7 months old. Some people do not understand how hard it is to leave a child and go to war. Because when you came back home your baby doesn't remember you. It can take months for them to be comfortable with you. I dedicate this to all the men and women fighting- not just the U.S. soldiers either -for the less lucky people who are not free. And for those who do this while trying not to think of their children at home.
A.E. Copel

In a heartbeat I will grow In a heartbeat I will go In a heartbeat I will cry When you come to my mind Daddy Please don’t go Daddy Please don’t leave me be Daddy Please stay and do not fight Daddy Please stay with me until daylight Then stay with me till midnight Until the moon grows large then small Because In a heartbeat I will fall In a heartbeat I will forget In a heartbeat I will long For my Daddy to come home

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